November 10, 2014

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MEN’S HOCKEY TAKES TWO FROM NOTRE DAME PAGE 7

■■ Men’s basketball shows defensive potential

THE GOPHERS WON 4-2 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

■■ Wrestling takes seven titles at Bison Open

The Gophers topped Minnesota-Duluth on Thursday. PAGE 6

The Gophers were in each weight-class title match. PAGE 7

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LEGISLATURE

Split gov’t could cause gridlock

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FOOTBALL

The return of the pig

With the newly divided state Leg., the U’s proposed tuition freeze could face opposition.

BY LOGAN WROGE lwroge@mndaily.com

Majority control of Minnesota’s Legislature will be split in 2015 for the first time in eight years, which could lead to gridlock in policymaking and higher education issues.

Republicans took control of the state’s House of Representatives on Tuesday, while the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party held on to the Senate. To overcome possible political strife, experts and lawmakers have stressed that elected officials will need to compromise during this spring’s legislative session.

Hamline University political science professor David Schultz described the differences between the parties as an “ideological gulf.”

“I think that we will have a greater need to work across the par tisan divide and come together,” said Sen. Terri Bonof f, DFL-Minnetonka, who chairs the Senate’s higher education committee. u See DIVIDE Page 12

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Minnesota tight end Maxx Williams, right, and defensive lineman Ben Perry hold the Floyd of Rosedale trophy after Minnesota defeated Iowa 51-14 on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.

Minnesota blew out Iowa in a 51-14 victory on Saturday, taking back the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry trophy.

HEALTH

Study has promise for Parkinson’s

BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com

U researchers will soon test a compound that may block the disease’s main contributor.

the race to the rivalr y trophy, there was

BY KELSEY CHRISTENSEN kchristensen@mndaily.com

Though new University of Minnesota research could break ground on treatment for Parkinson’s disease, Jackie Christensen, who was diagnosed with the illness 18 years ago, said she has a hard time imagining a fix for her daily struggles.

“There’s not a shor t answer,” said Christensen, who is also the state of Minnesota’s director for the Parkinson’s Action Network. “I think it’s hard to find a cure because we don’t know what causes it in most cases.”

But Liqiang Chen, assistant professor at the University’s Center for Drug Design, said he and his team of chemists have discovered powerful inhibitors that may be able to stop one of the disease’s leading contributors. The results of their work were published in the September Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

Each year, U.S. doctors diagnose u See RESEARCH Page 3

A

After Minnesota extended its lead to 35 points early in the third quarter, there was

s the final seconds ticked of f the

little doubt as to which team was going to

clock, the Gophers sprinted across

take home Floyd this year.

the field to reclaim Floyd of Rosedale.

Fans swarmed the new guest of honor, storming the field.

“Once we sort of knew that we had the game, ever yone lined up stretching, just having fun with it, getting ready to run

While there was no clear winner in

across the field as fast as we could,” redshirt sophomore Maxx Williams said.

a clear winner on the field. The Gophers

While the victor y may not have been

coasted to a 51-14 victory over Iowa on Sat-

surprising, the margin of victor y was as

urday, jumping into a tie atop the Big Ten

surprising as head coach Jerry Kill’s dance

West.

moves in the locker room after the game. u See FLOYD Page 5

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

GAPSA considering restructure with new council A new professional student assembly may be added for the 2014-15 academic year.

BY HALEY HANSEN hhansen@mndaily.com

The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly may undergo major restructuring next year in an attempt to prevent overlap and to better ser ve students.

Leaders within the group are proposing a new student gover nment

GREEK LIFE

organization that’s equivalent to the Council of Graduate Students to specifically focus on the needs of professional students.

GAPSA President Alfonso Sintjago said with the proposed change, GAPSA would only meet a couple of times per year to discuss issues that cross between the groups.

GAPSA’s executive committee would be composed of four COGS members and four members from the new professional student organization, he said.

Sintjago said the potential change

would eliminate overlap during assembly meetings.

“There were just too many similarities between COGS and GAPSA,” he said.

“We think this solution will be better long term.”

COGS President Andrew McNally said both groups will present the idea to their executive boards and assemblies in the coming weeks. Students will likely vote on the new structure at the end of this semester or the beginning of next semester.

“This needs to be a decision that comes from all students,” he said.

Fighting ‘toxic masculinity’ Campus greeks met Thursday to discuss how stereotypes can perpetuate certain problems.

BY SARAH CONNOR sconnor@mndaily.com

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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Vice President George Darvehn leads and mediates a discussion about masculinity within the greek community in Fraser Hall on Thursday evening.

Some University of Minnesota fraternity members say they’re faced with the tough decision of staying quiet or standing up and saying something — and potentially putting their reputation on the line — when their fellow brothers are harassing women at parties.

And this type of internal conflict isn’t uncommon, members say. Brothers may feel pressured to conform to what they think is society’s view of masculinity, which in turn can perpetuate problems within the greek community, like sexual harassment and hazing.

A panel of University officials and greek leaders met with about 50 students and alumni on campus Thursday to discuss “toxic masculinity” — the idea that men have to be unemotional, sexually aggressive and violent — and how the greek community can break down that stereotype.

“A lot of the issues that arise from the greek community — like sexual assault, hazing, gender-based discrimination — all are causes of toxic masculinity,” said George Darvehn, vice president of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and moderator of the event.

Dar vehn’s fraternity hosted the event, which educated students about the dangers of “toxic masculinity” and its harmful effects on the campus environment.

“We wanted to have a discussion about masculinity [on campus], and we saw the u See PANEL Page 12

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Monday, November 10, 2014

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1969 “Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, makes its broadcast debut.

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ST. PAUL — Tuesday’s election exposed electoral challenges for both Democrats and Republicans moving forward.

Democrats suf fered all but one of their majoritycosting statehouse losses in districts outside the Twin Cities and their suburbs.

Republicans were shut out again in statewide races, primarily because they were unable to chip into huge Democratic margins in the urban core. To be successful in future campaigns, each par ty has to figure out how to negate the other’s advantage.

Republicans last won statewide of fice in 2006, and since then Democrats have steadily grown their margins of victor y in Minnesota’s urban core while cutting down the GOP’s edge in suburban counties, according to an Associated Press analysis of election results.

That’s resulted in a 3-to8 percentage point bump, if not more, on Election Day that has kept constitutional offices and U.S. Senate seats out of the GOP’s reach.

Lots of factors decide elections — third par ties that peel of f votes, policy measures that succeed or backfire, candidates that don’t inspire — and that makes it difficult to pinpoint a single solution to Republicans’ urban voter problem.

Republican strategist Brian McClung, an adviser to former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, said his par ty’s ability to compete in statewide races depends on regaining a stronger footing in suburban areas like Edina and Eden Prairie, where Democrats have gained in recent years. McClung said the par ty also has to attract more urban voters so Democrats won’t run up lopsided margins that are tough for GOP candidates to overcome.

For example, Republican Jeff Johnson beat Gov. Mark Dayton in more than half of the state’s 87 counties but trailed by 9 points in Minnesota’s largest counties — including a whopping 25 points in massive Hennepin and Ramsey counties.

Compare that to Pawlenty’s 2006 recipe for a second term — winning suburban counties handily while limiting his urban deficit to 12 points. Johnson barely won those suburban counties, but his heavy losses in the urban areas meant Dayton coasted to victor y by 5.6 points.

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The same goes for local government aid, a prime GOP target for bringing down state spending when they were in charge before. It is lifeblood for many greater Minnesota communities and could be tough to scale back.

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Woman who gives free meals charged with felony theft

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. PAUL — A woman who provides free Thanksgiving meals to people in the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin has been charged with felony theft from her former workplace.

Tracy Turner, 40, is accused of embezzling funds from a title company where she used to work in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.

According to a criminal complaint, an audit revealed about $27,000 missing from the Hudson branch of All American Title. Investigators allege more than $12,000 was traced to Turner’s home mortgage account.

Turner, who lives in Somerset, Wisconsin, says she is confident they’ll be dismissed.

“I managed the title company and my name was on everything,” Turner said. “So when they started doing audits, of course my name is on everything. ... Of course they’re going to hunt me first.”

Turner said there were questionable processes for finalizing policies at the office, which are at the root of the audit and s partly why she quit in 2013. She also said the accusations that money was deposited into her personal accounts is not true.

“If I make a home mortgage payment, it goes through the exact same service,” she said.

The questionable transactions occurred in 2010 and 2011 but weren’t flagged until 2012, when a customer called the title company and complained that a refund check for escrowed taxes never arrived, the complaint said. The company owner told police he discovered “there were approximately 10 occasions at the Hudson branch in the past two years that refunds had not been sent where they should have.” The owner then hired an outside firm to perform an audit.

Major winter storm bears down on Minn.

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MINNEAPOLIS — A broad swath across Minnesota’s midsection was gearing up Sunday for its first major winter storm of the season.

The National Weather Ser vice said the snow was expected to start falling in western Minnesota after midnight and make driving difficult for the Monday morning commute in the Twin Cities. And it warned that the drive home Monday evening will be “severely impacted.” The snowfall is forecast to be the most intense in the early afternoon in the metro area with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.

The Tuesday morning commute could also be difficult.

Andy Lahr, a meteorologist with the weather service office in Chanhassen, said it should be “the most significant fall storm since Halloween in 1991.”

Winter storm warnings were out from northern South Dakota starting Sunday evening, then across central Minnesota from early Monday, and on into northern Wisconsin through Tuesday evening. Six to 12 inches of snow are forecast across much of the area, including the Twin Cities, with some locally heavier amounts possible, and up to 14 to 16 inches possible in parts of western and northern Wisconsin.

Hardware, outdoor gear and tire stores reported brisk business this weekend.

“After last year’s hard winter, people don’t seem to be messing around this year,” David Lansing, assistant manager at Frattallone’s Ace Hardware in Burnsville, told the Star Tribune. “We’re selling a few shovels here and there, but they’re mostly going right for the snowblowers.”

Delta Air Lines issued a winter weather waiver, allowing travelers to avoid change fees if they reschedule flights that are scheduled for Monday to and from Minneapolis and Rochester in Minnesota, as well as Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Green Bay, Wisconsin. Rebooked trips must begin no later than Wednesday, or a fare difference may apply.

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Cave fish genes to help research U researchers led a collaborative effort between 10 universities.

BY HALEY MADDEROM hmadderom@mndaily.com

An international team of researchers hopes to use its study on a species of translucent, eyeless cave fish to better understand human conditions like degenerative eye diseases, albinism and sleep disorders.

The first-ever genomic sequence of the blind cave fish species, and the resulting study published late last month, provides context for a field of research where knowing species’ exact genetic makeup is valuable.

Researchers say the most distinctive trait highlighted in the study — which is the complex genetics of eye degeneration — could have major implications for humans, like helping with the development of gene therapies for patients with retinitis or macular degeneration.

Geneticists have long been fascinated by Astyanax mexicanus because populations of the blind cave fish species vary greatly between water surface and cave populations — the latter of which has independently evolved traits of blindness and lack of pigment, said Suzanne McGaugh, the study’s lead researcher and an ecology, evolution, and behavior associate professor.

“It’s really powerful to have a very closely related relative that you can compare sequenced DNA to and say what’s different between these two [types of populations],” she said.

McGaugh said the work was not aimed at developing potential therapies for particular human ailments. Instead, researchers located specific genes that affect traits related to various diseases to bolster continuing medical and evolutionary research.

In particular, they focused on the genetics behind retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited retinal disease that leads to tunnel vision and night blindness, as well as total blindness in severe cases.

To counteract the human

disease, specialized gene therapies would have to address the more than 80 different genes associated with the illness, some of which have not been located yet, said ophthalmology assistant professor Sandra Montezuma.

Ophthalmology assistant professor Dara Koozekanani, who was not a part of the international effort, said the cave fish study could play a pivotal role in eye disease research.

“Any addition to our knowledge of these degenerations can hopefully help us to develop effective treatments,” he said.

McGaugh said the genomic sequencing work could apply to more than just patients with eye diseases and help with identifying genes related to changes in sleep patterns, pigment loss, feeding behaviors and aggression. The October study also gives geneticists insight into the evolutionar y process, she said.

The study was a joint effort from 10 institutions both in the U.S. and in Europe, each of which contributed results of their own work.

“It’s by far not just my lab,” McGaugh said. “In fact, this is a really new part of research for me.”

Bethany Stahl, a doctoral biology student at the University of Cincinnati, was part of the effort. She said she is using the results of the cave fish study for her dissertation on pigment loss.

“I’m getting close to uncovering some additional genes that are involved in pigmentation variation,” Stahl said.

Her lab’s contribution to the research involved using RNA sequencing to map out the rate of gene expression in fish during early stages of development.

The lab also performed a common “knock out” test that turned of f par ticular genes in an organism to understand the effects of the genes’ absences. The test could help understand pigmentation, sleep and behavioral changes, and jaw bone formation.

“I feel very fortunate to be involved in such a very forthcoming and exciting project,” Stahl said.

American freed from North Korea: ‘I learned a lot’

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JOINT BASE LEWISMcCHORD, Wash. — Kenneth Bae arrived home after years of imprisonment in North Korea, expressing his gratitude to the U.S. government for securing his release and revealing that his time there offered lessons.

“It’s been an amazing two years, I learned a lot, I grew a lot, I lost a lot of weight,” said Bae, a Korean-American missionary with health problems. Asked how he was feeling, he said, “I’m recovering at this time.”

He is one of the last two Americans held captive by the reclusive Communist countr y to return home.

Bae and Matthew Miller landed Saturday night at a Washington state militar y base after a top U.S. intelligence official secured their release.

Bae, surrounded by family members, spoke briefly to the media after the plane carr ying him and Miller landed. He thanked President Barack Obama and the people who supported him and his family. He also thanked the North Korean government for releasing him.

“I just want to say thank you all for suppor ting me and standing by me,” Bae said. His family has said he suf fers from diabetes, an enlarged heart, liver problems and back pain.

Members of Bae’s family, who live near the sprawling militar y base south of Seattle, met him when he landed. His mother hugged him after he got of f the plane. Miller stepped of f the U.S. government air-

craft a short time later and also was greeted with hugs.

U.S. officials said Miller of Bakersfield, California, and Bae of L ynnwood, Washington, flew back with James Clapper, the director of national intelligence.

Clapper was the highestranking American to visit Pyongyang in more than a decade.

Their release was the latest twist in the fitful relationship between the Obama administration and the young Nor th Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, whose approach to the U.S. has shifted back and forth from defiance to occasional conciliation.

“It’s a wonderful day for them and their families,” Obama said. “Obviously, we are ver y grateful for their safe return.”

A senior Obama administration of ficial said the president approved the mission last week and U.S. officials spent the next several days planning the trip. Clapper spent roughly a day on the ground and met with Nor th Korean security officials — but not with Kim, the official said aboard Air Force One as Obama prepared to head to Beijing.

Clapper went with the sole purpose of bringing home the two detainees, although the U.S. anticipated that other issues of concern to the Nor th would come up during Clapper’s discussions, the of ficial said.

“It was not to pursue any other diplomatic opening,” said the official, who wasn’t authorized to comment by name and demanded anonymity.

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Campaign finances affect voter knowledge, not trust Research by CLA Dean John Coleman gives insight into campaign spending.

BY MORGAN WOLFE mwolfe@mndaily.com

A new University of Minnesota dean has played a key role in the decades-long conversation surrounding spending in political campaigns.

College of Liberal Arts Dean John Coleman is a pioneer in political campaign finance research. He helped establish positive relationships between spending and voter knowledge when he began his work on the subject 15 years ago.

In recent years, the discussion about limits to corporate political spending has pushed him to continue exploring the topic.

Coleman, who was a political science professor at the University of WisconsinMadison before taking his post as CLA’s dean earlier this year, said political and campaign spending receive widespread disdain but play an impor tant role in elections.

“Hardly anyone says that they like campaign spending,” Coleman said. “It’s just one of those things that they like to dislike.”

Coleman’s research, which examined public

opinion data from surveys, shows that voters are more accurate in their knowledge of candidates’ political ideologies when campaigns spend more on advertising and outreach.

There was also no evidence in the data to suggest that voters were more distrustful of campaigns with higher spending, Coleman said.

In the 2010 Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the court equated political spending with free speech and held that the federal government could not restrict this spending for a corporation or union.

In recent months, the U.S. Senate has debated a constitutional amendment that would allow the government to regulate campaign spending.

Almost 80 percent of Americans would support limiting the amounts congressional candidates can raise and spend in a campaign, according to a June 2013 Gallup poll.

Research shows that voters with low incomes and education levels benefit the most from campaign spending, Coleman said, which could be a downside of limiting spending.

“If you star t thinking about reducing the amount of spending … it may have this negative effect of knowl-

CHALLENGER SPENDING HELPS VOTERS IDENTIFY CANDIDATES’ IDEOLOGIES* $500,000

$180,000

$1M

0.85 0.66 0.53

0.49 0.31 0.20

PROBABILITY OF CORRECTLY PLACING CHALLENGER ON IDEOLOGY SCALE, POST-ELECTION

PROBABILITY OF BEING CERTAIN ABOUT THE PLACEMENT

*spending figures based on campaigns from the late ’90s and early ’00s SOURCE: COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS DEAN JOHN COLEMAN

edge for these types of people,” Coleman said.

Although Coleman’s research shows that campaign spending helps voters’ knowledge of candidates, some students say political ads aren’t as helpful.

“They appease the voters and bash the other parties,” junior Jenna Housley said.

State Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, who was re-elected Tuesday to serve her 22nd term in office, spent more than $55,000 on her campaign. She raised nearly $66,000, which she said was the most money she has

received for a campaign.

Still, she said she’s found that campaign spending plays only a limited role in winning elections.

“Campaigns that are dependent on people power are much better than campaigns that are dependent on money,” Kahn said.

She thinks reversing the Citizens United decision would be helpful, and she supports the disclosure of campaign finances.

“One of the ways to get rid of the influences in campaign spending is by getting people out to vote,” Kahn said.

Ebola nurse remains against quarantines

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

POR TLAND, Maine — The Maine nurse who defied quarantine attempts after treating Ebola patients in West Africa is looking forward to stepping out her front door — “like normal people.”

Kaci Hickox’s plans for the end of the deadly disease’s 21-day incubation period include a dinner out with her boyfriend, but she told The Associated Press she’s worried about what type of a reception she’ll get after being hailed by some and vilified by others after battling state-ordered quarantines in New Jersey and Maine.

Most people have been supportive, she said, but others have been hateful. She

received a letter from one person who said he hoped she would catch Ebola and die.

“We’re still thankful we’ve had a lot of great support in this community but I’d be lying if I said that it didn’t make me a little bit nervous thinking about people from the other side of the debate and how they might react to me,” she said.

Monday will mark the 21st day since Hickox’s last exposure to an Ebola patient, a 10-year-old girl who suffered seizures before dying alone without family.

On Tuesday, Hickox will no longer require daily monitoring for Ebola symptoms, and even those who sought to isolate her agree that she will no longer be a threat.

Hickox she said she doesn’t intend to stop speaking out on behalf of public health workers, nor would she let her experience deter her from returning to West Africa.

“Something like quarantine is not going to scare me from doing the work that I love,” she said from her home in Fort Kent in northernmost Maine. “I would return to Sierra Leone in a heartbeat.”

The Texas native never intended to become the public face of a fierce debate over how U.S. health care workers volunteering in West Africa are treated upon their return.

Volunteering for Doctors Without Borders, she spent a month at a hospital where

there were never enough beds for all of the Ebola patients who needed help.

It was so hot that volunteers could only spend about an hour at a time treating patients in their protective suits. They were drenched in sweat when they finished their shifts, she said.

On the morning she left Sierra Leone, the wear y nurse learned that the girl she’d treated hours earlier had died. She was debriefed

by Doctors Without Borders in Brussels before flying to the U.S. It was after three hours of questioning at the Newark Liberty International Airport that she resolved that she’d have to make a stand on behalf of all returning health care workers.

New study shows promise for Parkinson’s disease

Rui Ding performs experiments Friday in a lab in the Phillips Wangensteen Building.

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between 50,000 and 60,000 people with Parkinson’s — in addition to the country’s existing 1 million cases.

Chen said because the disease stems from the nervous system, it’s necessary for treatments to cross the barrier between the brain and the circulatory system — but he said only about 2 percent of all FDA-approved drugs do so.

In order to be effective, Chen said, the pill needs to

cross the blood-brain barrier.

A drug currently on the market named Levodopa increases the brain’s dopamine levels, but it only treats some of Parkinson’s symptoms, such as tremors, stiffness and slow movements.

Christensen, who has sporadic Parkinson’s, said while most other patients have tremors, she doesn’t suffer from that particular symptom.

“I tend to move fairly slowly, which is often very annoying,” she said.

Chen said an overwhelming 90 percent of Parkinson’s cases are sporadic, while

only about 10 percent are genetic. He said the illness’s common variety is more difficult to correctly treat.

But he said he hopes the potent and selective compounds his team discovered could of fer a solution for those patients.

His team used a threestep process of linking, merging and growing compounds to examine their drug-like proper ties. The researchers found the successful compounds — or Sir tuin 2 inhibitors — by piecing together combinations of hundreds of those compounds until the correct

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ones fit together, according to the study.

Daniel W ilson, a research fellow at the Center for Drug Design who approved and aided the proposal for Chen’s compound research, said the discovery will not necessarily spawn a cure, but rather a treatment for the disease.

Chen recently applied for NIH funding to support the drug’s next steps, which include animal, and then human, testing.

“We need to make sure it behaves well in animals,” he said. “I hope it is a beginning of big things.”

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Editorials & Opinions POLITICS

The damage of progressive groupthink The Bill Maher controversy demonstrates this narrowminded mentalty in action.

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n my experience door-knocking for Democratic Farmer-Labor party political candidates, I have often come across individuals who may agree with progressive political, economic or social views but decide not to cast their ballot and have a say in elections.

At first, it’s easy to blame these individuals. In fact, I sometimes vent to my friends that these are the people handing elections to the Republicans. If more progressives had voted last Tuesday, then the DFL may have retained the Minnesota House.

The concerns of the politically disillusioned, though, seem to stem from their legitimate antipathy for “groupthink.”

This concept, popularized in George Orwell’s influential, best-selling dystopian novel “1984,” can be attributed to the following types of individuals. People who defer most or all of their opinions to the group consensus place an overwhelming amount of faith in the group. They also push for ideological uniformity and may viciously lambast those who may associate with the group but sometimes disagree with its prevailing views.

RONALD DIXON columnist

Unfortunately, groupthink is prevalent in progressive circles. For example, progressive and secular HBO host Bill Maher, who has based part of his career on critiquing religion, recently landed in hot water for making seemingly harsh claims against the Islamic faith.

Some students at the University of California-Berkeley have started a signature drive to uninvite Maher from serving as a commencement speaker in December because of this controversy.

Shortly after these efforts began, Maher openly defended himself, saying that even his most critical guest, Reza Aslan — who is a Muslim — believes that he is not a bigot. Fur thermore, he said the Berkeley protests are ironic because the university is about to celebrate the 50th anniversar y of its own Free Speech Movement.

While some progressives, including myself, agree with Maher’s critiques of religion and support his right to free speech

People who defer most or all of their opinions to the group consensus place an overwhelming amount of faith in the group. without obstructionism caused by political correctness, there are many left-wing news and blog websites that have openly criticized Maher for his arguments against the Islamic religion.

It’s curious, though, that these same websites glorify Maher whenever he makes a claim that neatly aligns with the current progressive zeitgeist. In fact, they will run pieces, not too far from each other, that both raise him onto a high pedestal and attack him for being bigoted, narrow-minded, sexist and Islamophobic.

This is the type of behavior that causes well-meaning, educated individuals to disengage from politics. Indeed, it is the groupthink mentality that stifles intellectual inquiry and harms democracy.

Ronald Dixon welcomes comments at rdixon@mndaily.com.

DAILY DISCUSSION

Response to ‘A refreshing view from the pope’

The portrayal of the Roman Catholic Church over the past week by the Minnesota Daily has been extremely frustrating. On Monday, the Daily ran a cartoon saying that Pope Francis is “bringing the Roman Catholic Church into the 21st century” by endorsing evolution. However, as Dario Valdebenito pointed out in Tuesday’s letter to the editor, this portrayal is completely inaccurate. Since 1950, the Church has held that evolution and faith are in no way contradictory.

While this should have been the end of the issue, it sadly was not. The same ignorance was showcased in Wednesday’s column, “A refreshing view from the pope.”

The piece also made the incorrect assertion that Pope Francis is going against the “traditional Roman Catholic teachings of strict creationism.”

If Pope Francis is merely reaffirming what ever y pope has said for the past six decades, why is ever yone making a big deal out of it? Simply put, the media has been successful in creating a false narrative that society has subscribed to: The Catholic Church is backwards, and Pope Francis is a radical who is going to change all that. Neither of these assertions is true.

Catholicism is not a religion of ignorance.

In the faith, science and religion are thought of as complementary rather than contradictory. As Pope John Paul II most eloquently wrote in the Encyclical Letter Fides et Ratio, “Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” One without the other yields an incomplete view of the world.

In light of this, Pope Francis becomes far less radical. Indeed, while exhibiting saintly humility and compassion, he has not once radically changed Church doctrine. What he has done, however, is explain the values of the Catholic Church in everyday language.

So, while it may seem strange for the pope to talk about God not being a magician, baptizing extraterrestrials and not judging gays, the only novel thing about these statements is their folksy deliver y, not their content.

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The recent election results have put a different light on funding for highways and transit service across the nation and in Minnesota.

Nationally, 10 new governors were elected. The GOP also took control of the U.S. Senate, so there’s a new dynamic facing a growing problem around road funding.

Congress has failed to adopt a new longterm surface transportation bill since 2009, and a stopgap measure expires next May. The gas tax, which hasn’t been raised since 1993, traditionally funds the Highway Trust Fund, which has not been able to keep up with demand.

With states relying on more than half of their road money to come from federal dollars, the recent change in leadership puts even more pressure on some bipartisan resolution.

KSTP’s report merits criticism

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hen KSTP-TV aired a report accusing Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges of flashing a gang sign with a convicted felon, it sparked indignation from people across the political spectrum.

The stor y originated with a photo of Hodges posing with Navell Gordon, a Neighborhoods Organizing for Change canvasser.

In the picture, both are making a hand gesture that Hodges’ critics, including Minneapolis Police Federation President John Delmonico, have branded as a gang sign. “[Hodges] is legitimizing gangs who are killing our children in Minneapolis,” retired Minneapolis police officer Michael Quinn told KSTP. Hodges’ defenders, however, obser ve that Gordon and the mayor are merely pointing at each other.

Since KSTP’s stor y aired, hundreds of people have posted photos under the hashtag #Pointergate of famous cultural figures making the same hand gesture as Hodges. The posts sarcastically ask whether these figures — including Uncle Sam, Oprah Winfrey and the Cookie Monster — are also involved in gang activities.

More seriously, many people have accused KSTP’s story of harboring racist sentiments. On Friday, University of St. Thomas law professor Nekima Levy-Pounds published a piece in the Star Tribune in which she lambasted KSTP’s coverage and explained how news media influence public prejudices against black men.

We’re extremely disappointed with KSTP’s report, which we feel was sloppy and unprofessional. In the best-case scenario, it was a lazy news story. In the worst, it was a deliberately biased piece. In either case, the public deserves better, and those who have criticized KSTP have done so rightly.

Impersonation by FBI unwarranted

T Paige Holgate welcomes comments at pholgate@mndaily.com.

POLITICS

Leaders come out, inspire others

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n the flurry of election news, two other important proclamations seem to have been forgotten. In the past two weeks, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Latvian foreign minister Edgars Rinkevics both publicly came out as gay. The actions of these two men demonstrate that the power to make a dif ference isn’t limited to large policy changes. Fearlessly living your own truth can be more powerful than a dozen laws.

Learning that the head of a successful company and a popular politician take pride in their sexuality can be a source of hope for many people, especially when that sexuality could still get you fired in 29 states. For Rinkevics and other Latvians, a constitutional amendment bans same-sex marriage.

But plenty of high-profile figures have come out as gay, and Cook and Rinkevics are surely not the last to do so. However, their actions are less important than the motivation behind them.

“I don’t consider myself an activist,” wrote Cook in an essay published by Bloomberg Businessweek. “I’m doing my part, however small, to help others.”

Rinkevics’ contribution is arguably even smaller than an essay — his announcement came in just a simple tweet.

But by doing what it takes to establish

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bipartisan focus should be on roads, bridges

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In Minnesota, Gov. Mark Dayton early in the campaign said he wanted to explore all methods — including raising the gas tax — to fund what analysts have been saying was a $6.5 billion infrastructure need.

The state has more than 140,000 miles of roads — 50 percent of state highways are more than 50 years old. And 40 percent of the more than 20,000 bridges are more than 40 years old. So the need has been documented.

Early in the debate, there was discussion around a 5 percent sales tax on wholesale fuel in the state which could bring in an extra $360 million annually, which hardly addresses the overall need at present.

Organizations such as MNMove have been arguing for a comprehensive transportation package that encompasses not only roads and bridges but light transit, bike paths and “walking oppor tunities.”

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personal honesty and integrity for themselves, Cook and Rinkevics encourage others to do the same. It’s impossible to take care of others without first taking care of yourself. Both men exemplify the fact that you don’t have to consider yourself an activist to make a positive impact on the world.

Not every gay person has the security, means or desire to publicly come out the way Cook or Rinkevics did. That’s OK. Despite the publicity, neither man’s actions are likely to result in a drastic policy change. That’s OK, too.

Sometimes small acts of good that take care of us are the only thing we can do. It’s vital that we continue to do them. Small, courageous actions accumulate and take on a life larger than ourselves, which is more powerful than any policy.

Camille Galles welcomes comments at cgalles@mndaily.com.

This pushes the ticket price up even higher without a clear funding path being agreed upon.

The leaders who emerged from the November election have stressed the need to hammer out a long-term transpor tation plan to at least deal with the backlog of road and bridge projects. If there is one area where compromise can be beneficial, it would be to focus solely on those two critical areas immediately and to determine how to fund them.

Tying any funding package to increased funding for light rail, for instance — especially in light of the national election results denying any hope of federal bailout — is not prudent at this point.

If both parties are sincere about working in a bipartisan manner to solve our state problems, a focused program on roads and bridges with some tax increases seems the best opportunity to move us along, at least in the short term.

he FBI admitted last week that it impersonated an Associated Press reporter to track down a suspect. The bureau’s director, James Comey, outlined the 2007 incident in a letter to The New York Times on Friday, attempting to provide a blanket defense for the FBI’s use of deception.

The FBI agent involved in the incident lied to the suspect — who was believed to be responsible for a string of bomb threats and cyberattacks on a high school — and asked him to review a purported AP article about the incident. After the suspect agreed and viewed the article, Comey says the FBI used legal means to find the suspect and eventually solve the case.

The AP’s executive editor and the Repor ters Committee for Freedom of the Press have since condemned the impersonation, but the FBI director defended it.

Comey’s letter used the incident as an anecdote showing how deception in the field can work. However, without dipping further into questionable law enforcement activities, it’s clear that this incident has had a chilling effect on news media.

The Associated Press is arguably the most trusted and respected news organization in the world. In many ways, it embodies what the “free press” is meant to be.

When the government feels it has the right to abuse an entity like the AP, it undermines the agency’s credibility and the integrity of journalism. If the FBI wants to seem as though it supports the First Amendment, it must apologize for this behavior and rethink some of its deceptive practices.

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FOOTBALL

Minnesota rolls over Hawkeyes

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BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com Minnesota 51, Iowa 14 Saturday, Nov. 8 TCF Bank Stadium

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After Iowa scored a touchdown on its opening drive, Minnesota scored 51 consecutive points and ended up winning the game 51-14.

The Gophers’ defense forced three turnovers in the first half, allowing Minnesota to score 28 second-quarter points.

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Mitch Leidner led the way, passing for 138 yards and four touchdowns.

Fellow redshirt sophomore Maxx Williams finished with 46 receiving yards, three touchdowns and one highlight-reel catch as he was diving out of bounds.

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Williams caught his third touchdown pass to start the second half, extending the Gophers’ lead to 42-7.

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“I thought it was going to be a back-and-forth battle all day, so it was cool to see that scoreboard at the end of the game,” redshirt sophomore Mitch Leidner said.

Leidner put together one of his best collegiate games on Saturday, throwing for 138 yards and four touchdowns, three of which came in a 28-point second quarter.

“Our quar terback did a great job because when they took [the pass] away, he ran the ball,” Kill said. “I don’t know if the kid missed a read.”

Leidner seemed to miss a wide-open Williams in the second quar ter when the Gophers’ lead was only seven points.

But instead, Williams stretched out and was able to get the tip of his toe in bounds to complete the catch. Four plays later, Leidner found Williams again for a 9-yard touchdown, this time with a smaller degree of difficulty.

“To be honest with you, I thought [Williams’ catch] was out of bounds,” Kill said. “He is unreal. I’ve coached this game for 31

years and coached a lot of great players, but I’ve never seen anyone catch the ball like that kid. I’m glad he is on our team.”

Williams finished the day with five catches for 46 yards and three touchdowns, breaking Minnesota’s single-season record for most touchdowns by a tight end in the process.

“Those [sideline catches are] plays you just kind of have to feel,” Williams said.

“I had to make a play, and it just kind of happened so quick. You just tr y to get your feet down and go with it.”

While the of fense was putting up points in a hurry, the Gophers’ defense was having no trouble stopping Iowa’s prolific r unning attack.

Iowa racked up 246 yards on the ground against Minnesota last year.

This year, the Gophers held Iowa to 84 r ushing yards.

“You go to the last three years, and [Iowa] has run it up out tail end,” Kill said.

“We did a great job defending the run [today]. Guys played in their gap, did their job; the linebackers filled when needed. We played ver y disciplined defense.”

Iowa scored on its opening drive of the game, putting the Gophers down early, which has been a recurring theme in recent weeks.

However, the defense didn’t panic, instead turning the small deficit into a sizeable lead.

“We’ve hear d about [the slow starts]. I’ve been asked about it,” Kill said. “I think you just emphasize it and just keep plugging along.”

At the beginning of the game, Minnesota plugged along without star senior linebacker Damien Wilson.

Kill said Wilson sat out the first two series because of “minor” disciplinar y issues before coming in near the end of the first quarter.

“Maybe a little leadership was lacking [without Wilson in the huddle],” redshirt junior Briean Boddy-Calhoun said. “Damien, when he is missing, you can tell.”

Boddy-Calhoun provided the game-changing play when he intercepted Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock’s pass in the first quarter to halt a threatening Hawkeyes drive.

The Gophers forced three tur novers in the game, including freshman Steven Richardson’s second-quarter forced fumble.

SCORING SUMMARY SCORE BY QUARTER iowa Minnesota

BY BETSY HELFAND bhelfand@mndaily.com

Floyd of Rosedale has a new home.

The traveling trophy is now in Minnesota’s possession after a 51-14 walloping of Iowa on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.

The Hawkeyes blew out Minnesota the past two seasons but got a taste of their own medicine Saturday.

As the game ended, the Gophers raced across the field, ready to reclaim Floyd.

“Once we sor t of knew that we had the game, ever yone lined up … just having fun with it, getting ready to r un across the field as fast as we could,” redshir t sophomore tight end Maxx Williams said.

Throngs of fans stormed the field to cel-

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Minnesota took advantage of the Iowa mistake, as senior running back David Cobb scored on a 6-yard touchdown run.

H o w e v e r, M i n n e s o ta’s biggest threat on the ground Saturday might have been wide receiver KJ Maye. He ran 10 times for 66 yards and one touchdown.

“All week we’ve been working on getting the ball on the perimeter and making those guys run side-to-side,”

“I knew coming into the game for us to be able to win ... we [were] going to have to be able to execute. ... Everybody’s going to have to do their job — offense, defense.”

Maye said. “I knew coming into the game that I was going to get those carries.”

But Saturday belonged to Leidner and the passing game. The quar terback doubled his previous career high for passing touchdowns in a game.

“No doubt this is Mitch’s best game,” Kill said. “He is getting confident. He is throwing the deep ball on target. That kid works hard.”

TENNIS

Toledo ends fall at indoor nationals

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KJ MAYE Junior receiver

torched the Gophers the past two seasons, rushed for just 21 yards.

In between Iowa’s two scoring drives, the Gophers racked up seven touchdowns and a field goal.

“We’re a totally dif ferent team than … [in] previous years,” junior receiver KJ Maye said. “I feel like Iowa’s a dif ferent team, too. I mean, I knew coming into the game for us to be able to win … we [were] going to have to be able to execute. … Ever ybody’s going to have to do their job — offense, defense.”

And ever yone did, which led the Gophers to win back Floyd, which they haven’t done since 2011.

Earlier in the season, the Gophers took home

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Gophers reclaim Floyd of Rosedale ebrate the victor y, which quar terback Mitch Leidner said was not only big for the team but also for the state of Minnesota.

The victor y moved the Gophers into a threeway tie atop the Big Ten West and was the final game before Minnesota hits the toughest stretch of its season — thr ee games against ranked opponents.

“A game versus Iowa for Floyd, this is a game where I really kind of talked to myself and was like, ‘We [have] to have a good one here,’ ” redshirt junior defensive back Briean Boddy-Calhoun said, “And [I tried] to get the guys around me to really, really focus and really have a good game.”

Aside from their first and last drives of the game, the Hawkeyes recorded just 48 yards of offense.

“We played with a lot of discipline on defense today, and we tackled well,” head coach Jerry Kill said.

Iowa r unning back Mark Weisman, who has

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Minnesota now possesses three of the four traveling trophies it plays for.

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the Little Brown Jug with a 30-14 victor y over Michigan on the road.

This season is Minnesota’s first time winning both trophies in the same season since 1967.

The Gophers also won Paul Bunyan’s Axe from Wisconsin in 1967 and will have a chance to win their third trophy of this season later this month.

If they do, they’d have all four traveling trophies they’ve competed for — they defeated Penn State for the Governor’s Victor y Bell last season.

“It’s neat to have the privilege to coach in [trophy games],” Kill said. “It’s neat to play in them, and it’s cer tainly better when you win them.”

Redshirt junior Briean BoddyCalhoun intercepted a pass from Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock in the first quarter. Iowa’s offense was never the same after that play.

Leandro Toledo’s stay at the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships was cut short this weekend.

The Gophers senior lost in the first round on Thursday to No. 11 Harrison Adams 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-5.

Toledo, the No. 22 singles player in the country, also lost Saturday in consolation play.

No. 18 Denis Nguyen of Har vard beat Toledo 6-3, 7-5 in the Gophers star’s last match of the fall season.

Toledo also competed in the tournament as a sophomore, winning his firstround match before losing in the next round.

He wrapped up his fall slate with a 7-4 record. The Gophers will resume action on Jan. 17 against Marquette and South Dakota State.

1. The Gophers are back on track.

After a loss to Illinois two weeks ago, Minnesota stays in the mix for the Big Ten West title.

2. Leidner is a legitimate Big Ten quarterback.

The redshirt sophomore threw for a career-high four touchdowns Saturday and rarely threw a bad ball.

3. The Gophers have the potential of being a great team in the near future.

Freshman linebacker Everett Williams started in place of senior Damien Wilson on Saturday and excelled. Throw in all the other underclassman head coach Jerry Kill is playing, and the Gophers should have a very successful future.

4. Minnesota had issues in the kicking game.

Redshirt freshman Ryan Santoso missed a 45-yard field-goal attempt, and Andrew Harte missed an extra point. The conditions weren’t ideal, but the problems were still notable.

5. The Gophers may need a bigger trophy case.

With the victory, Minnesota claimed Floyd of Rosedale. The team currently holds two other trophies — the Little Brown Jug and the Governor’s Victory Bell — and with a game remaining against Wisconsin, Minnesota could have all four traveling trophies it plays for by the time the season concludes.

QUOTE OF THE GAME

[Maxx Williams] is unreal. I’ve coached this game for 31 years and coached a lot of great players, but I’ve never seen anyone catch the ball like that kid. I’m glad he is on our team.

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Minnesota will host Ohio State this coming Saturday. The Buckeyes defeated Michigan State 49-37 over the weekend and are now the No. 8 team in the nation. The Gophers haven’t played Ohio State since 2010.

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MEN’S HOCKEY

Minnesota sweeps Notre Dame T

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Minnesota forward Leon Bristedt skates to the puck on Friday at Mariucci Arena.

The Gophers outscored No. 15 Notre Dame 9-2 in the two games.

BY BEN GOTZ bgotz@mndaily.com

Head coach Don Lucia may have been facing his youngest son and alma mater, but his team didn’t hold back.

The Gophers skated past No. 15 Notre Dame on Friday night 5-0 and then came back Sunday with a 4-2 victory.

The Gophers defeated the Fighting Irish in a team ef for t Friday night, with five different skaters scoring goals and 12 recording points.

Lucia said after the game that his team did a much better job in the offensive zone

and played well in transition.

“We played with our knees bent all night long,” Lucia said.

Three Gophers picked up their first goal of the season in the victor y, including Swedish freshman Leon Bristedt, who picked up the first goal of his college career.

“I needed that one,” he said after the game. “I would say that the first goal is always the hardest. Now I’ve got the first goal, so it’s something to go from.”

While the final score read 5-0, the Gophers didn’t pull away until the third period.

The Irish had chances to even the game in the first two periods, but junior goaltender Adam Wilcox kept turning pucks away.

Wilcox picked up the ninth shutout of his career in the victory, and he earned it by turning away several

dangerous opportunities, including a 2-on-0 breakaway.

“I was thinking about doing what [goaltender David Leggio] did in the AHL, knocking the net off, but I didn’t,” Wilcox joked after the game. “I started to feel like myself tonight. Kind of back to how I felt last year.”

The Gophers picked up their scoring right away Sunday afternoon with senior forward Sam Warning getting the puck in the net 30 seconds into the game.

“I thought Sam was on this week,” Lucia said after the game. “He comes out, and he makes a beautiful shot on the first shot of the game.

Just kind of set the tone.”

Minutes later, sophomore for ward Hudson Fasching picked up his fifth goal of the season on the power play.

The Gophers’ first two shots went in for goals.

Minnesota exited the

first period Sunday up 3-0.

The Gophers’ strong offense made Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson pull starting goaltender Cal Peterson before the second period.

In the series, Peterson allowed eight goals in just four periods. Before the Minnesota series, he had been allowing just over two goals per game.

Notre Dame battled back in the second period, scoring two goals to the Gophers’ one. But the Gophers did not wilt.

“They changed their lines around and then made a good push,” Lucia said of Notre Dame. “They started winning races to loose pucks and had a lot of offensive zone time and had some power plays. … Like anything, you’re going to have to withstand some surges.”

The Gophers may have to withstand another injury

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surge after this weekend, as sophomore for ward Vinni Lettieri blocked a shot with his helmet in the second period and didn’t return to the game.

“When you take one to the head like that, you want to be cautious in this day and age, so we’ll see how he is,” Lucia said. “We have [Monday] off, and we’ll see how he is on Tuesday, but you start to get some injuries and other guys have to step up.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Gophers flash defensive potential in rout MINNESOTA 95, MINNESOTA-DULUTH 68 MInnesota-Duluth Minnesota

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Minnesota guard DeAndre Mathieu controls the ball Thursday at Williams Arena.

Minnesota topped Minnesota-Duluth in Thursday night’s exhibition victory.

BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

Before the Gophers pulled off their full-court press with about 13 minutes remaining in a 95-68 exhibition victory against Minnesota-Duluth on Thursday night, they flashed the defensive intensity coach Richard Pitino wants them to play with.

“It’s what we want,” Pitino said. “We didn’t get as many steals as I would like, but I thought we were really

aggressive. We were trapping; we were pressing.”

DeAndre Mathieu and Andre Hollins pestered opposing guards all over the floor.

Daquein McNeil clung to his man while on the defensive end and embraced his unofficial role as Minnesota’s sixth man.

Freshmen Josh Martin and Bakary Konate showed that they can be energetic big men off the bench, which made the Gophers look like a different, more fun team at times.

Moments after a strong defensive ef for t, Konate overcompensated by trying to block a shot, but he was called for a foul.

Prior to one of his several

dunks, Martin tried to close out on a defender, but he also fouled. Playing with energy and sometimes too much physicality, Konate and Martin accounted for 10 of Minnesota’s 19 team fouls.

“I try to challenge every shot,” Konate said. “I have to learn all this stuff. It’s new to me. It’s different.”

Pitino said he star ted Konate and Martin in place of veterans Elliott Eliason and Joey King to see what the newcomers could do.

Martin put up eight points, seven rebounds and a block by running the floor alongside some of Minnesota’s perimeter players.

“He’s such a live body,” Pitino said. “That’s what he

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needs to do.”

Konate only contributed four points and three rebounds, turning the ball over three times and fouling out in the process.

But after the game, he smiled by his new locker and stressed how hard he’s trying to learn the college game after growing up in Mali.

“He’s got very, very good potential as you see,” Pitino said. “I knew he’d get in foul trouble.”

Hollins scored 13 points on 5-for-12 shooting, while Mathieu added 12 points to go with a game-high eight assists.

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midrange jumpers. After the game, Pitino called him “a gamer.”

But even though the Gophers compiled 95 points, Minnesota’s focus was on its defense.

And that’s where it always has been.

“Defense wins games, and that’s what [Pitino] preaches every practice,” Morris said. “ ‘Just rotate, be together as a defense.’”

Minnesota’s defensive intensity looked great at times.

Other times, his young players were arguing with the referees after the whistle blew.

Pitino said in the future, he doesn’t want his players to be careless and foul out like they did Thursday.

But he said he liked some of the aggression on the floor, which Martin and Konate might be able to provide more consistently with time.

“I want to get [them] to the point where they are totally going all out that they need a sub,” Pitino said. “I think this team is perfectly suited for that.”

he Gophers’ aerial assault looked downright dangerous against Iowa in a game that honored military veterans nationwide.

On the day that quarterback Mitch Leidner threw a new career-high in touchdown passes, perhaps no player in the air attack looked more impressive than the field general himself.

The redshir t sophomore helped orchestrate a Minnesota offense that ran over a reeling Hawkeyes defense on its way to a 51-14 victory.

The boys in the maroon and gold poured on more than 400 yards of total of fense against their southern rivals, and 138 of those yards were through the air.

Leidner played his best game as a college athlete Saturday afternoon and proved plenty of people wrong in the process.

“No doubt [this was] Mitch’s best game,” head coach Jer r y Kill said.

“He’s getting more confident.”

For much of this season, media pundits have criticized the young quar terback for his shaky accuracy and his lack of game-changing ability.

Minnesota’s of fense has typically been running through its senior r unning back, David Cobb. But on Saturday, that wasn’t the case.

Instead, the Gophers’ of fense stopped and star ted with Leidner, who threw for four touchdowns while adding 75 yards on the ground. “[Our quar terbacks] have done a good job of staying in that bubble — just concentrating on what we can control and not worrying about what everybody else thinks or says,” Kill said.

The ball practically flew out of Leidner’s hand like a rocket as he picked apar t Iowa’s defense.

He looked confident and in control during the dominating performance that brought the Floyd of Rosedale back to Minnesota.

“These are historical games,” Kill said. “It’s neat to have the privilege to coach in them. It’s neat to play in them, and it’s certainly even more fun when you win them.”

Leidner established a relationship early in the game with talented tight end Maxx Williams.

The duo produced three of the Gophers’ seven of fensive touchdowns.

“It’s nice [having Maxx to throw to],” Leidner said. “... All of our other receivers are also stepping up. …

Things are just really coming together for us [as an offense].”

But perhaps the most impressive part of Leidner’s stat line was his 77 percent completion mark.

In his postgame comments, Leidner said one of the reasons he played so well against Iowa was because he made “good decisions.”

And even though he missed on a couple of his throws, the quarterback’s play on Saturday should boost his and the team’s confidence.

That swagger will be an impor tant trait for Minnesota to carr y into its next contest this Saturday against powerhouse Ohio State.

David Nelson welcomes comments at dnelson@mndaily.com or on Twitter.

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WRESTLING

Gophers dominate field at Bison Open The team boasted seven individual titles at the seasonopening meet.

BY DANNY CHEN dchen@mndaily.com

With the exception of the 2012-13 season, the Gophers have brought home seven or more individual titles at the Bison Open since they started competing at the meet in 2005.

No. 1 Minnesota continued that dominance Saturday, winning seven individual titles and having a wrestler compete in all 10 weight-class title matches.

Redshir t senior Nick Dardanes won his fourth consecutive title at the meet with a victory in the 141-pound weight class, and senior Logan Storley won the 174-pound weight class, his third Bison Open title.

Dardanes was 4-0 going into the first-place match, defeating two opponents by major decisions and one with a pin. In the title match, he defeated North Dakota State’s Mitchell Bengtson with an 8-4 decision.

“It was kind of expected for me to win the Bison Open,” Dardanes said. “Winning it the past three years, I was expected to win a fourth [title].”

Storley was also dominant in his weight class. He pinned his opponent in the quarterfinal just 25 seconds into the match and won the semifinal by an 11-0 major decision.

In the title match, Storley pinned South Dakota State’s Ben Schwery 24 seconds into the second period, giving him his three-peat.

“I think I wrestled well overall,” Storley said. “I wrestled offensive the whole time this tournament, and you know, this is my senior year.

Minnesota’s Logan Storley wrestles against Virginia Tech’s Austin Gabel on Feb. 22, 2013, at Williams Arena.

I want to make it exciting.”

The other Gophers that won titles were Sam Brancale, Chris Dardanes, Jake Short, Dylan Ness and Nick Wanzek.

Brancale, Short and Wanzek were competing for a starting spot in their respective weight classes — 125, 149 and 165.

They were pitted against teammates in their title matches.

Out of the three, the Gophers swept the top four

positions in the 125- and 165-pound weight class competitions.

Head assistant coach Brandon Eggum mentioned last week that each of those three weight classes has a vacant starting spot that is up for grabs.

The Bison Open has given the team a better idea of who will take the starting positions. “[The tournament] has definitely helped us moving forward on who the initial starter is,” Eggum said. “But

one thing that we remind our guys is that this is a full season, so the wrestler who won that position right now is the frontrunner. [However], he has to wrestle every week, and he has to show that he can be aggressive and [score] points.”

Schiller leaves injured Redshir t senior Scott Schiller suffered an injury in the title match against South Dakota State’s Nathan Rotert.

Schiller almost had a

VOLLEYBALL

Gophers split matches in Michigan Minnesota won its first Big Ten road match of the season on Friday night.

takedown at the edge when he felt that something was hurting. A trainer went over to Schiller, checked him out and advised him to discontinue the match.

Eggum said the injur y wasn’t a serious one.

“We will see when we get back on Monday on where [Schiller] is at, and if he will be good to go as soon as this [upcoming] week,” Eggum said. “I am not entirely sure, but [we will] leave that to the trainers back home.”

ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY FILE PHOTO

that were able to exploit some of our weaknesses,” McCutcheon said.

The Gophers stayed close with Michigan throughout the third set but ultimately weren’t able to keep up.

Wilhite said the Gophers didn’t have the best night receiving serves and also struggled with blocking.

“We didn’t really make a ton of adjustments to the hitters,” Wilhite said. “We kind of stuck to a plan rather than adjusting throughout the game.”

Minnesota made many lineup changes over the weekend, including moving Wilhite to the right side and

bringing Goehner up to the front as an outside hitter.

Goehner said she was excited to be back in her high school position, but Wilhite was more apprehensive.

“I was a little bit nervous at first, to be honest,” Wilhite said.

But Goehner said the switch was a great change because Wilhite puts up a good block on the right side.

“Her block can stop any outside hitter,” Goehner said.

Saturday was just one of many times McCutcheon has switched around the lineup this season, trying to come up with a combination for success.

VOLLEYBALL RESULTS FRIDAY 1 2 3 4 FINAL 25 16 25 25 3 Minnesota Michigan State 18 25 17 19 1

SATURDAY Minnesota Michigan

1 2 3 21 18 19 25 25 25

FINAL 0 3

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

“When one thing’s not working, I think the worst thing you can do is just keep doing the same thing that isn’t getting you what you want,” he said.

RESULTS

MINNESOTA @ BISON OPEN 125 Brancale 133 Dardanes, Ch. 141 Dardanes, Ni. 149 Short 157 Ness 165 Wanzek 174 Storley 184 Pfarr 197 Schiller HWT Kroells

W/L (score) W (4-1) W (15-5) W (8-4) W (7-3) W (6-3) W (4-3) W (fall) L (SV-1 6-4) L (injury) L (6-5)

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

Women earn win, men fall to Florida

BY DANNY CHEN dchen@mndaily.com

Minnesota outside hitter Sarah Wilhite lunges for the ball Aug. 30 at the Sports Pavilion.

WRESTLING

SWIMMING & DIVING

The men’s team lost its second meet of the season on Saturday.

BY RACHEL TIMMERMAN rtimmerman@mndaily.com

Minnesota overcame its difficulties away from home this weekend, earning its first road victory in Big Ten play.

The Gophers took Michigan State to four sets Friday night and won, but they couldn’t keep the momentum alive Saturday night and fell to Michigan.

Head coach Hugh McCutcheon said the team performed well with serving and receiving serves Friday, but it wasn’t able to maintain the same level of play Saturday.

“I thought we were in good control [Friday],” McCutcheon said. “[Saturday] was kind of the reverse of that.”

Sophomore Sarah Wilhite said the team performed well in all aspects in Friday night’s victory.

Aside from a second-set loss, the Gophers controlled the match against Michigan State on Friday.

“The second set was kind of an exception,” Wilhite said.

“We erred a little bit more.”

Both teams had 55 kills Friday, but Minnesota had only 15 attack errors to Michigan’s 30.

“Once we were able to knock them out of system, I thought our block and defense was pretty solid,” McCutcheon said.

Saturday was a dif ferent story for the Gophers, as Michigan swept them in three sets.

Freshman Alyssa Goehner said the team was inconsistent across the board.

“I felt we were still on cloud nine after [Friday],” Goehner said.

The first set against Michigan was the closest of the three, but the Wolverines stole that set away from Minnesota.

“Offensively, they did a few things at a higher level

MARK VANCLEAVE, DAILY FILE PHOTO

The Gophers women’s team lost their first event to Florida by 0.01 seconds, but they were able to overcome that loss and defeated the No. 8 Gators by a score of 183-117, winning 11 of the 16 possible events in the meet.

Freshman Brooke Zeiger started off the Minnesota victory by placing first in the 1,000-yard freestyle.

Junior Lauren Votava, who took first in the 200-yard freestyle, followed that performance.

“We had a really nice meet,” head coach Kelly Kremer said. “We swam and dove great. From start to finish, we raced well and it was just an incredible meet.”

Junior Kier ra Smith, who sat out the team’s last meet against Iowa, was a huge factor for the Gophers.

She won the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke, and she placed second in the 200-yard medley relay.

“I was really excited to come into Florida to race such a great team,” Smith said. “I am really happy with my times, [and] they were a season-best for me.”

Senior Rebecca Weiland also had a competitive meet, winning three events: the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard butterfly and the 400-yard freestyle relay.

“I am glad to see that I made some NCAA [qualification] meet cuts,” Weiland said. “Hopefully this will continue throughout the rest of the season.”

The divers had the same amount of success as the swimmers in the pool, with sophomore Lexi Tenenbaum winning the 3-meter competition and sophomore Yu Zhou winning the 1-meter. “[T hi s m eet] r eal l y shows why the senior class

SWIMMING AND DIVING RESULTS MEN’S Minnesota Florida

FINAL 125 167

WOMEN’S Minnesota Florida

FINAL 183 117

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

has never lost a dual meet,” Kremer said. “They can swim and dive [with anyone].”

Men fall to Florida Although the women’s team came out victorious, the men’s team didn’t have the same success against No. 5 Florida.

The Gophers lost to the Gators 167-125, winning just six of the meet’s 16 events.

Despite the loss, senior C.J. Smith won the 1,000-yard freestyle and sophomore Dar yl Turner turned in a valiant ef for t, winning the 100-yard freestyle and the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Turner also took second in the 100-yard backstroke, but he said he’s still working on his form.

“I don’t think my backstroke is where it should be [yet],” Turner said. “I thought [that] my backstroke in the first half of the meet could [have] really used some improvement.”

Junior Manny Pollard won the 3-meter diving event, and sophomore Matt Barnard won the 1-meter.

Kremer said the team will use this loss, its second of the season, to improve.

“Some of the [swimmers] really did a great job of taking advantage of the oppor tunities to compete, and some of them had real lear ning experiences on some of the things that we really have to do a lot better if we want to be at a level that Florida is at right now,” Kremer said.

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SOCCER

Gophers fall in conference tourney semis Minnesota lost to rival Wisconsin for the second time this season.

BY BEN GOTZ bgotz@mndaily.com

The Gophers had their second chance to avenge a Big Ten loss Friday after noon. But the result remained the same.

Minnesota lost to Wisconsin 1-0 in the Big Ten tournament semifinal, ending the team’s run in the conference playoffs.

Compared to their 4-1 loss to the Badgers in October, the Gophers kept the score much closer this time around, but a lack of offense prevented the team from flipping the script.

Wisconsin got of f to a fast start, creating several opportunities offensively.

The deciding goal came just nine minutes into play, when Wisconsin junior midfielder McKenna Meuer knocked in a deflection off a corner kick.

Though the Badgers controlled possession throughout the first half, the Gophers still had chances to tie the game.

At one point, sophomore midfielder Josee Stiever had the ball bounce to her in front of the net off of a corner kick, but she was unable to score.

Stiever said after the team’s victor y against Michigan on Wednesday that the Gophers knew they could play better against Wisconsin than they did in their first matchup.

Defensively, that was certainly the case.

Goalkeeper Tarah Hobbs made several saves to keep her team in the game, and the Gophers limited the Badgers’ opportunities.

“Defensively, we’ve gotten stronger,” head coach Stefanie Golan said last week. “We’re not giving up as many dangerous looks as we were at the beginning of the year.”

The Badgers’ defense also played well Friday, earning the team’s fifth consecutive shutout.

The Gophers were the last team to score against Wisconsin when the teams played in October.

W ith the conference t o u r n a m e n t o v e r, t h e

SOCCER RESULTS FRIDAY Minnesota Wisconsin

1 0 1

2 0 0

FINAL 0 1

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

“I think Minnesota soccer is always a little bit underestimated. That’s always a good thing for us. I’d rather be the underdog. I knew that we were going to do well this year, and I think we’ve proven ourselves against really tough opponents.”

SIMONE KOLANDER Sophomore forward

Gophers now have to wait and see if they are in the NCAA tournament.

The Gophers were ranked 59th in the RPI going into the weekend, and the team will see if a victor y over No. 25 Michigan on Wednesday is enough to make the tournament bracket.

Regardless of their tournament fate, the Gophers managed to exceed outside expectations this season.

After being picked to finish 11th in the Big Ten during the preseason, the team earned the sixth seed in the conference tournament and advanced to the semifinals.

“I think Minnesota soccer is always a little bit underestimated,” sophomore forward Simone Kolander said last week. “That’s always a good thing for us. I’d rather be the underdog. I knew that we were going to do well this year, and I think we’ve proven ourselves against really tough opponents.”

After the team’s second loss to Wisconsin, Kolander’s head coach echoed the same sentiments.

“Proud of the team this season. Accomplished much more than anyone thought we could this year,” Golan tweeted after the game. “Now we wait.”

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Minnesota goalkeeper Tarah Hobbs sets up for a kick on Sept. 6, 2013, at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.

CROSS COUNTRY

Men sweep top five spots The men’s and women’s second groups wrapped up their seasons.

BY MATT GREENSTEIN mgreenstein@mndaily.com

The Gophers men’s cross countr y team stood v i c t o r i o u s o n F r i d a y, sweeping the top five spots at the Fall Finale.

Redshir t junior Matt Jergenson led the pack, followed by redshirt freshman Matt Welch.

Jergenson said the team’s success was largely due to its focus and preparation for the meet.

“We were able to come into the race focused, and we were able to r un as a team well,” Jergenson said.

For some r unners, it was their last cross countr y race in a Gophers uniform, and head coach Steve Plasencia said the team took that into account at the meet.

“Our guys have always liked that event, and a lot of them knew it was their last race of the season, so I think they were ready to run,” Plasencia said.

Jer genson also said the Gophers built chemistr y while training, which helped them succeed at the meet.

“We do workouts as a team, so we’re used to running as a pack and keying of f of each other,” Jergenson said.

Though the meet consisted of teams from Division III schools, Plasencia said it was still competitive.

“I thought it was a good way to end the season for a lot of us. I was impressed by how well people stayed engaged ... since there wasn’t much hype around this meet.”

REBECCA RETHWISCH Redshirt junior

“It’s not Big Ten-meet level, but there were some good r unners in there,” Plasencia said.

The Gophers’ top r unners rested in anticipation of next weekend’s NCAA Midwest regional.

Even though the cross countr y season is done for Fall Finale runners, Welch said the team is going to star t preparing for the indoor track season.

“We’re going to take a couple weeks of f of r unning, and then it’s just going to be a long, slow build up,” Welch said.

Women succeed in Rocky’s Run

It was a cold and windy morning for the athletes on the Gophers women’s team as they ran at the Rocky’s Run on Saturday.

Redshirt junior Rebecca Rethwisch said she was pleased with the team’s performance at the meet.

“I thought it was a good way to end the season for a lot of us. I was impressed by how well people stayed engaged … since there wasn’t as much hype around this meet,” Rethwisch said.

The meet was a community event held at the Les Bolstad Golf Course, and Rethwisch said it was

a unique way to end the season.

“It’s really strange,” she said. “It doesn’t hit you. In high school we finished our season in-state, and in college a lot of people will finish at regionals or nationals, so it’s kind of a strange way to end the season.”

Like the men, this was the last meet for some women’s runners, including redshir t junior Stacey Swatek.

Swatek led the Gophers at the meet, placing sixth among women. She said he r e x pe ri e nc e r a c in g at Minnesota has been a great one.

“It’s definitely hard. …

It’s more just being happy with the opportunities and the friends that I [have] made and the places I’ve been able to travel,” Swatek said. “It’s a really great experience.”

Rethwisch said the senior-age r unners knew during the race that it was their last, so they wanted to leave it all on the course.

“I think it was really good to have the seniors together,” Rethwisch said.

“When we were racing, we were kind of saying to each other, ‘This is it.’ That was really great to have each other for that.”

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BACKTALK

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sudoku

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9.

For strategies on how to solve sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk.

11/10/2014

Thursday’s solution © 2013 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services.

All rights reserved.

Today’s Birthday (11/10): It’s easier to accomplish your aim this year, especially now with Mercury, Venus, the Sun and Saturn in your sign. Results won’t happen by themselves, but efforts bear abundant fruit.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Written by Nancy Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 7 — Home’s a good place for you over the next couple of days. Provide family support. Let a friend inspire you. Graduate to the next level.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — Consider career advancement today and tomorrow. Step into leadership. Take responsibility for a matter of importance.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — Finish a study project now. Writing and recording go well, especially regarding articulating dreams and possibilities.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Make travel plans for the future. Household members are receptive. Avoid reckless spending. Go for a brilliant innovation.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — Focus on making money. Beauty need not be the most expensive choice. Discuss your dreams.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — Consider an investment in your education to grow a profitable skill. Handle financial planning first. Friends offer good advice.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — You’re even more powerful than usual for the next two days. Personal matters demand attention. Go for what you really want.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — Best results come through collaboration with partners today and tomorrow. Finish what you promised to do.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Today and tomorrow seem retrospective. A breakthrough comes after careful consideration. Demonstrate compassion toward others.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Today and tomorrow could get busy. Good news comes from far away. Your team comes up with a good plan.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — Your friends really come through for you over the next few days. Envision a dream future.

Fantasies may have to be delayed.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 6 — Romance is a growing possibility over the next few days. Travel may be involved, or an exploration. Keep listening.

Monday, November 10, 2014

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005

FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 10, 2014 9

BACKTALK

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

DAILY CROSSWORD

It seems those sneaky folks over at Fox 9 have been at it again. We can’t really blame them, with KSTP 5 being all “more news” and whatnot, they’ve got to take what they can get.

From PickleSmoochinPassolt

A few things need to be addressed after last night’s undercover investigation by Jeff Passolt and his crime-busting posse. Net: Like why you were watching a fourth-rate TV newscast in the first place. There’s more news content on a box of Lucky Charms. Number 1: Jeff Passolt is a NUTTing d-bag. I should do some investigating of my own and reveal his child/midget porn stash under his bed.

Net: Actually it’s elf porn. You can tell by the pointy ears. Number 2: Blarney’s is a gift from God that allows said underagers to be belligerent and/or obnoxious on a Thursday night. Net: And on the sixth day God said: “Let them drink cheap beer and rail liquor, for they play games.” Number 3: Said underagers play better when they go out on Thursday night such as D. Peltier who has a combined points total less than the legal blood alcohol content. Fox 9 news sucks, Iowa swallows, long live underage binge drinking!

From Darwinistsaredumb

Woohoo!!! Dungeons & Dragons articles and Dr. Date in color! Looks like the Daily’s certainly going all out to impress the ladies this week!

From FoxNewsSucks

How lame is Fox 9 News? Net: Totalllly lame, dude.

I can’t believe they spent two months hiding out in Blarney’s to find some hockey players drinking. Big surprise! I’m sure they shocked the world with this secret investigation. Net: Surprise! Just in time for sweeps. Everyone knows they go to Blarneys — Dr. Date has been telling us for a year! Net: They just wanted to make double sure that all 37 of their HEY! SEND YOUR ENTRY, NAME & PHONE TO:

regular viewers were informed. If this story NUTTs up our season, I’m going to ask them for my $125 back for my season tickets. Not really, I would go to the games anyway, even if they all get suspended.

Take that Fox. I still like the hockey team.

From LongIslands4Every1

WTF net? Why does Fox 9 gotta trip like that? Net: Don’t hate the player, hate the game. Have they forgotten what its like to be young? Guarantee Mr. Passolt was a huge stoner back in the day. I love how they treat this like a huge breakthrough story.

“COLLEGE STUDENTS DRINKING!” Holy NUTT! Net: Just wait till next week: “Think your socks are clean? Think again. Our hidden camera investigation on roommate masturbation turns up some dirt. This Sunday on Fox 9.” Seriously, what was his motive? Anyways, the story is gonna last all week so kick back and relax with an unidentified bottle Net. Net: It’s already empty, and you can’t prove we drank it.

From BOXELDERBUG

So Ms. Network could you please tell me why Fox 9 news is even more douchey then a frat on a Friday night? I’ll answer for you, seriously, why are they selecting some random student athletes to alienate from an epidemic that has been around forever?

Net: As an alumnus and former hockey player for St. Cloud State, Jeff Passolt should know that better than anyone. Are there no hurricanes to cover or Princess Di’s to murder? Net: Nope. There’s definitely not anything important, like political elections, happening either. This is the weakest attempt at ratings since Santa Claus was invented.

They could have at least done the story on the Wisconsin or UMD team cause we know it happens there too. And whoever was leaking this “news” to Fox 9, I’m gonna kick them in the NUTTs. Twice!

Net: Roshambos all around!

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Minnesota Daily Volume 107, Issue 46 November 8, 2005 Dear Dr. Date,

So, I have this problem. Now that I am at college, I have been working very hard. As we all do, I have a strict schedule filled with classes, homework, exercise, and other responsibilities.

All of these things occupy my day, but sex is really the only thing on the forefront of my mind.

And to make matters worse, all the hard work makes me even more horny! I do not know why this is, but I feel deserving of some hardcore relaxation (do you like the oxy-moron?).

So, my question to you is this: Should I continue to supress my libido because something is wrong with me? Or is this a normal preoccupation that deserves some attention? If it is the latter, how can I go about finding someone who also wants some quick in and out action and nothing more?

— Reads Too Much Erotica

Dear Reads Too Much Erotica,

I could, I dunno, do my job and do some research for you and tell you all the physical and emotional health-related reasons you should indulge your urges. But instead, I’m just going to say this — there’s nothing wrong with wanting a little bit of the old hot-and-sticky. There’s nothing wrong with wanting a lot of it, for that matter, so long as you don’t cross the line.

So, I’d say don’t suppress your libido, it’ll only make you ornery and tense. And you should not, I repeat not, feel like there’s something wrong with you because you want a piece. Sex is at the forefront of your mind just as it is at the front of every man, woman or child (well, maybe not child) who has been going through a bit of a slump.

As far as where to go to find some quick, unfettered ass, I could waste a top 10 on bars where it’s easy to get laid, but you’re a woman, and odds are you can find a man pretty much anywhere (and I do mean anywhere), of any stripe, that is looking for just what you seek.

So get out there and do it.

— Dr. Date

Dear Good Doctor,

So I am in a bit of a slump. I have 2 attractions at the current moment, but I have problem. I liked one of them, lets call him Benny, since the beginning of September, but recently I have given up hope that he liked me back. So I started dating this other guy, let’s call him Smalls.

So I went on a date with Smalls and things are going OK. We have had our bit of fun, but haven’t gone too far though. So here is my problem. Benny and I have remained friends and in a recent conversation he has confessed his love for me.

There are a few things keeping me from dating Benny. 1) one of my good friends also happens to like Benny and I told her that I was no longer interested in him, and 2) I am dating Smalls, 3) all 4 of us mention have one similar class together so I don’t want anything to be awkward between us.

Dr. Date, help a poor lifeguard out and tell me what to do.

Needing a lil CPR,

— Wendy Peffercorn

Dear Wendy Peffercorn,

Now, if I recall correctly, you’re going to end up having a dozen kids with Squints anyways, so this shouldn’t really be that big a deal. (Though personally I would have chosen Ham, he was awesome in “The Big Green.”)

You’ve got to make a choice here, if you’re digging on Benny (and why wouldn’t you, he’s so good at baseball), and Smalls isn’t exactly rounding your bases (for Net’s sake, the kid couldn’t even throw or catch before he met Benny), maybe you should ditch the shrimp and go with the guy you originally intended on “waving home.”

You don’t want to hurt your friend (the girl), but what’s worse, her seeing you with this guy, or her pining after some dude she’s never going to have?

She knows you used to be into him, she has to know you probably still are; if you don’t think she’s going to understand, and you feel like losing her isn’t worth it, forget Benny.

But if you really want to be with him, (from what I remember, he is the master of the pickle), you guys are just going to have to tell Smalls and the other woman that you two are an item, end of story.

Then you could stay with him for For-ev-ver, For-ev-ver, For-ev-ver, For-ev-ver…

Yeah-yeah,

— Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

I’m in a bit of a problem that I’m sure many women can relate to. I’ve recently met this guy who’s super cute and fun to talk to. We’ve found ourselves talking time and time again for what can be a few hours. He’s even there to give me hugs and back rubs at times and I sometimes get the feeling he’s interested in me.

The problem is that I’m not sure if he’s gay or not.

And being in the theater department, this is very possible. Although we can talk, the topic of someone’s sexual preference is not an easy thing to bring up and it usually doesn’t come into conversations naturally.

How do I find out which way this guy swings without offending him or scaring him away?

Sincerely,

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— Wondering about Will

Dear Wondering about Will,

Touchy subject friend, I do not envy you in the least. It’d be easy for me to say, “Just ask him, even if he isn’t gay, if he’s really your friend, he’ll understand.”

But frankly, that just ain’t the truth. If you tell a straight guy you thought he might be gay, you are going to open a whole can of worms and send that poor fella into a tailspin, that’s just how it is.

Maybe (and this is a big big maybe) because he’s a homophobe, but I’d say more likely because in the society we live, homosexuality is often equated with femininity, and a “man” who thinks he’s a “man” (whatever that means) isn’t necessarily going to cotton to being called something he doesn’t think he is, he’s reacting (however unfortunately you may think) naturally.

So tread softly, young lady, for you know not what you (may) do. (Go as nimbly as I just did in the preceding paragraph, wrought of qualifiers as it is.)

Frankly, I wouldn’t ask him at all, I’d check with his friends. I’d go with the girls because they’re less likely to make fun of him for giving off the gay vibe if he isn’t (and probably won’t break it to him that you thought he might be).

— Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

Since my problem got some good arguments, I figured I should let you know what I decided.

For now, I plan to keep in close contact with Natalie (ugly one) strictly as friends just in case the ugly duckling does turn into a swan, I’ll already have one foot in the door. And in regards to Gwen (The Hott One), well, I’ve never been any good at being (tr)uck buddies, in fact I don’t think I’ve ever had one without it ending in some type of a relationship, I might just stay friends with her as well.

So in conclusion, I’m going to keep on truckin’ and see what unfolds. Thanks for all the good insight, though!

— I Wish Those Were Their Real Names

Need relationship advice? E-mail Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.

Dr. Date,

I had been on a few great dates with this guy. We had an instant connection.

(Our first date lasted six hours.) We ended up having sex on the third date, but about a week later, he slowly distanced himself. Is the third date the new trend to have sex at an appropriate time? Or what is the appropriate time to do it?

—Better Now Than Later

The Right Time for Sexy Time,

Sex happens when it’s supposed to happen, whether on the first date or the third. Dr. Date has done the deed on a handful of first dates, and they often end up leading to one-night stands or shortterm flings. While waiting to have sex is tough, resisting the temptation is worth it if your goal is a long-term relationship.

What concerns me is that the guy in question started distancing himself after having sex with you. This puts you in a tricky position because you’re unsure what you should be thinking: Was he just in it for the sex?

You caught a classic case of the feelings, and there’s no shame in that.

Feelings exist for a reason. People crave being wanted, held and loved, and you thought your crush was going to potentially provide that for you.

To avoid this situation in the future, set a clear precedent beforehand. But remember that there’s no general guideline for when to have sex. You’ll know when it’s right.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

OK, let me paint a picture for you: This absolutely perfect guy — he’s handsome, smart, funny, athletic, the total package — is in my lab class. We’re pretty good friends now,

considering the amount of time we spend together in class, but I can’t tell if he likes me as something more. I definitely have a crush on him, and I sort of get the sense he feels the same, simply based on our flirting and how he acts around me. But I don’t know what to do about it.

I’ve talked to my friends about this high school-esque scenario, and their advice is to get drunk with him and see what happens. Is that the best option?

We haven’t hung out outside of class yet, and I’m nervous about asking him to do something. What if I’m reading the signs wrong? What if he just sees me as a really good friend and I embarrass us both by thinking there is room for us to be something more?

—Science of Attraction

Love in This Lab,

Flirting is generally a good indicator of shared interest, so there’s no question as to whether you should move forward. It’s the 21st century, so it’s OK for you to make the first move. He’ll probably be glad you did.

Invite him out for something, but don’t get drunk with him unless you’re looking for a friends-with-benefits situation. There are better things to do on a first date than getting wasted, like maybe getting coffee or dinner and then doing a night out on the town. Liquor can be part of the equation, but don’t make it the centerpiece of your courtship.

Ask him if he wants to do something on a Friday night. Or better yet, invite him for coffee after a lab session one day and let things roll from there.

Whatever you do, don’t hold back because this could be the beginning of something good.

—Dr. Date

Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.

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Colleges re-energize sustainability talk Institutions like the University can provide leadership in addressing the global issue.

BY MOLLY MICHALETZ mmichaletz@mndaily.com

Large institutions like the University of Minnesota are working to become leaders in addressing climate change as the issue grows in the state with heavier rainfalls and warmer temperatures.

About 200 students and college and business sustainability leaders from across the Midwest gathered on Thursday for the second annual climate adaptation conference.

At the event, which was hosted by the University’s Water Resources Center, sustainability leaders and academics discussed ways universities can act as climate adaptation hubs, influencing communities across the state to consider how they can tackle climate change at a local level.

University of Minnesota Water Resources interim director Faye Sleeper said the number of people interested in climate change and its damaging effects is growing, especially on college campuses.

“Many people don’t know where to start, but I think the public is finally starting to understand that

“Climate change isn’t something we can help by changing a light bulb or riding a bike. We have to rely on one another in our community.”

CHRISTINA MANNING Macalester College assistant professor

it will impact their lives,” she said.

Sleeper nodded to the Twin Cities campus’s various projects, like its push to reduce gas emissions in its buildings and its kickstarting the “It All Adds Up” campaign, as examples of how colleges can aid in solving global problems.

Other college campuses across the state — like Bemidji State University and the University of MinnesotaMorris — are also spearheading efforts to go green.

Mor ris’ sustainability director Troy Goodnough said higher education institutions can take advantage of local resources like wind turbines and solar panels to operate more efficiently.

“We are going to be here for a long time. We can’t do things the exact same way we have done them in the past,” he said. “You need to know your resources and learn how to adapt.”

Police deploy modified body camera program Minneapolis police are testing the portable cameras to hold officers accountable and increase transparency.

BY PARKER LEMKE plemke@mndaily.com

Three dozen Minneapolis Police Department officers began testing the use of bodymounted cameras on Friday.

The body cameras, which are growing in popularity nationwide, will make police proceedings more open and simplify police misconduct investigations, city and department officials said at a press conference Friday.

“It brings increased accountability and transparency for both the police officers and the public moving forward,” Mayor Betsy Hodges said at the press conference.

For the pilot program, 36 volunteer officers from three precincts will provide feedback on two camera brands, said Lt. Greg Reinhardt, who heads the department’s Business Technology Unit.

One of the models can be mounted to officers’ shirts, and the other can be clipped onto sunglasses, collars and helmets, he said.

The participating officers will test the devices’ audio quality, battery life and upload speed, as well as how well they operate across weather conditions and in cold temperatures.

The department plans to roll out the cameras citywide in late 2015.

University of Minnesota police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner told the Minnesota Daily in Januar y that the school depar tment would not adopt the cameras in the near future because of financial reasons and concerns about functionality.

The Minneapolis City Council voted in December to set aside $400,000 to equip police with the cameras, following the example of other state departments. In 2010, the Burnsville Police Department became the first law enforcement agency in Minnesota to adopt the portable cameras, and Duluth police began using them this summer.

“Of ficers across the board are looking forward to having this tool,”

Minneapolis police Chief Janeé Harteau told reporters at the press conference.

Department policies will dictate when officers should activate their cameras and when they can turn them off, she said.

Officers will be required to record any time they are about to take action, she said, or when a physical or verbal altercation occurs.

“We tried to capture those situations when video would be most useful,” Har teau said. “It’s simply not feasible to have the cameras on the entire time.”

Police will store footage of minimal importance for at least a year and preserve footage of greater value for the maximum time in which a legal proceeding could be initiated from the time of the event, Minneapolis police Deputy Chief Travis Glampe said. Following state law, footage of homicide cases will be stored indefinitely, he added.

Similar plans to equip cops with body cameras have faced police union opposition in New York, St. Louis and Miami-Dade. But the Minneapolis police union has worked closely with the city and police department to implement the program, form policies and evaluate equipment, said Lt. John Delmonico, president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis.

“We’ve been at the table since the inception of the idea,” Delmonico said. “We were an advocate for car cams, and they’ve helped us more than they’ve hurt us.”

He said the cameras will capture how civilians treat officers, and vice-versa.

“Audio and video doesn’t lie,” he said, adding that he has some concerns about the cameras’ implementation, and police will likely have to work through those issues. “[The cameras] are not always going to film everything,” he said. “And then I think some of the things they’re going to film — i.e., force — isn’t pretty.”

ELIZABETH BRUMLEY, DAILY

Erika Bailey-Johnson, sustainability coordinator for Bemidji State University, speaks at the climate adaptation conference held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Thursday afternoon. It was the second annual conference of the kind, which was hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Water Resource Center.

Erika Bailey-Johnson, sustainability coordinator for Bemidji State University, said schools need to set tangible sustainability goals for their campuses in order to become more environmentally friendly.

The work done on college campuses directly af fects how environmentally cautious community

members are, Goodnough said.

Macalester College environmental studies assistant professor Christina Manning said the St. Paul private college researched how colleges can best engage area communities. She said institutions should develop str ong par tnerships and work

closely with communities to garner their interest in climate change issues.

“Climate change isn’t something we can help by changing a light bulb or riding a bike,” she said. “We have to rely on one another in our community.”

Steve Adams, senior program director for the U.S. Climate Adaptation

Program at the Institute for Sustainable Communities, said communities can play an important role in influencing large-scale changes.

“This is not a national issue, but a grassroots issue,” he said. “We have to continue to push at that local level, and that will influence how Congress deals with these issues.”

Split state government could cause gridlock Divide u from Page 1

Democrats held the majority in both of Minnesota’s legislative chambers from 2007 to 2010, before Republicans took over during the first two years of Gov. Mark Dayton’s first term in office.

DFL members reclaimed the majority in both houses for 2013 and 2014.

Schultz said a split Legislature doesn’t necessarily signal cataclysmic clashes between policymakers, but he doesn’t think it will produce a scenario in which they have “some nice, harmonious, wonderful compromise.”

Dayton congratulated House leaders of both parties in a statement on Friday, including new House Speaker Kurt Daudt.

“If we work together, we can continue to build a better Minnesota,” Dayton said in the statement.

Some elected of ficials aren’t worried about the upcoming legislative session.

“I don’t think it’s going to change anything except that the Republicans are in charge of the House instead of the Democrats,” said Rep. Bud

Nornes, R-Fergus Falls, who is the lead Republican of the House’s higher education committee.

Among the things that probably won’t change are taxes. Schultz said raising taxes is “off the agenda now” — and some legislators agree.

“We are not going to be increasing taxes again, regardless of who leads the Legislature,” Bonof f said. “We are going to have to look at how we spend our resources, and do it wisely.”

With that, funding for the University of Minnesota and its proposed tuition freezes could hit snags this session.

“I think it’s going to be hard for the University of Minnesota to get the deal that it wants,” Schultz said.

Both Bonoff and Nornes said they support the current tuition freeze for undergraduate students who pay in-state tuition, but whether it will continue depends on available resources.

“Asking [the Legislature] to pay for the University to freeze tuition isn’t really freezing tuition,” Bonoff said.

“It’s saying they’re going to increase tuition, and they’re just going to get it from us

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= 10 Democratic-Farmer-Labor seats

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61 seats 73 seats AFTER THE ELECTION:

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instead of students, and I disagree with that.”

Schultz said he isn’t sure the tuition freeze will happen.

He also said more general appropriations and capital investment funds from bonding bills are “dead or on hold.”

In recent years, both parties have passed capital investment bonding bills financing University construction of new buildings during the periods they’ve had majority control of the Legislature.

Large bonding bills for capital investment are

usually considered in evennumbered years. If there is a bonding bill in 2015, Nornes said, he expects it to be small and non-contentious.

During the last period of divided legislative control before 2007, Minnesota’s government was close to a shutdown multiple times, Schultz said. He said next year’s political climate could present a similar situation.

“I think the ideological divide is greater now than it was back then, and I think the potential is there for a shutdown,” he said.

Greek community members fight ‘toxic masculinity’ Panel u from Page 1

greek community as a perfect avenue to jumpstart that discussion,” he said.

Some sorority members noted at the event that women are often encouraged to look out for one another at parties, but fraternity members don’t necessarily feel the same responsibility to intervene when their brothers are acting inappropriately toward women.

If problems that stem f r o m “ t o x i c m a s c u l i nity” continue, the greek community will suf fer, Dar vehn said, noting recent national chapter sanctions and closures due to sexual assault and hazing incidents.

“I see [toxic masculinity] opening up a way for greek organizations to become inactive on campus,” he said.

“And if issues like this continue to happen, it can really deteriorate not just organizations but the individuals in those organizations as well.”

LIAM JAMES DOYLE, DAILY

Phi Beta Sigma alumni member Beh Gaye contributes to a discussion about masculinity within the greek community on Thursday evening in Fraser Hall.

Panhellenic Council President Talia Saville added that men acting as patriarchs may also lead to the repression of women in the greek community.

In addition to greek members’ perception of masculinity, a problem persists with many sorority sisters aiming to conform to what they view as society’s ideals, she said.

Many sisters feel an

obligation to focus on their looks or find a husband instead of working toward career goals, Saville said.

Audience members applauded Thursday as Phi Beta Sigma alumni Beh Gaye discussed the consequences of ignoring “toxic masculinity” rather than addressing it head-on.

“It promotes rape culture and turns a blind eye to sexual assault and sexual

harassment within fraternity houses,” he said.

Inter fraternity Council President Cameron Schilling said while he’s initiated conversations about masculinity and what it means within his own fraternity, he didn’t realize how damaging it could be for the greek community.

“This has opened up my eyes for sure,” he said at the meeting. “I didn’t think about what toxic masculinity was, and I didn’t think about what masculinity meant in the greek community.”

Assistant Vice Provost for Student Life Lamar Hylton emphasized how important it is for greek members to address the issue because many students see them as leaders on campus.

Based on the event’s success, Darvehn said his fraternity intends on hosting similar discussions on the issue in the future.

“There will definitely be a negative impact on campus if these issues are not addressed,” he said.